Grayville School Board meets

The Grayville School board approved their amended budget Tuesday, Sept. 25 with only minor changes to the document.

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By Patrick Seil of The Navigator

Posted Oct. 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM

By Patrick Seil of The Navigator
Posted Oct. 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Grayville

The Grayville School board approved their amended budget Tuesday, Sept. 25 with only minor changes to the document. According to Superintendent Sarah Emery, one change shows the entire capital projects fund at zero after spending that $1,053,495 on health life safety and energy conservation projects on the district campus. The other change was showing an expenditure of $27,889 from Fire Prevention and safety fund. That money was also earmarked for the work on the campus.

The board also approved the recommendation of Bushue Human resources for the purchase of district insurance. The recommendation was to spend $21.837 on property and liability insurance. This is an increase of 17.25% over last year's premium of $18,624. The coverage is provided through First Insurance Agency. One company's bid for the insurance was slightly under the previous year but left substantial holes in the district's coverage.

Robert Dulaney, senior project manager for Ameresco, reported the district's construction and energy service projects would be complete by next month. Dulaney said, " We are getting close to the end of this project. We have two items left to finish. We will finish the installation of new electrical services to Wells and new windows in the Wells Elementary School Gym in October. We should be out of your hair completely by then. It has been a pleasure working for you."

GHS Senior, Josh Burdin, presented the board with the Senior Trip itinerary, which included trips to the Smithsonian, The White House, The National Zoo, The Washington D.C. monuments, Arlington National Cemetery, Ford's Theater and The Holocaust Museum among other things. The board approved the trip. Board member John Gray quipped, "I hope you have time to get all that in."

Ag instructor Ashley Carey presented the board with their paperwork to participate in the Donkey Basketball game Friday night. She said the game would start at 7 p.m. with the school board facing off with the teachers. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door and are available at the school.

In other business, School board clerk was appointed to be a Local Election Official. The board also approved the annual salary compensation report that lists the salaries and compensation benefits of district employees. That document can be viewed on the Grayville School District website.

The board also created a science club activity account.

In her administrators report, Supt. Emery told the board two stones in the entryway at Wells Elementary were compromising the integrity of the entrance and needed repair. She said sinkholes under the driveway between the high school and grade school were filled with eight yards of concrete which will fix that issue and that a drainage issue behind the grade school can be fixed by the school custodians.